Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie has swung the bat well with the bases empty this season, but he’s struggling in some key spots. He’s hitting .313 with bases empty, .243 with runners on, .204 with runners in scoring position and .105 with runners in scoring position and two outs.

Astros left-fielder Carlos Lee has seen over 200 plate appearances this season, but he’s struck out only 10 times. That’s one strikeout for every 20.3 plate appearances, which is the best ratio in the league.

Astros starter J.A. Happ has held opponents to a .166 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs (second-lowest among active starting pitchers with a minimum of 200 opposing at-bats and 50 career starts), .211 with runners in scoring position, .247 with runners on base and .259 with the bases empty.

The Reds had the fourth-lowest staff ERA in the Majors in the month of May at 3.29, trailing the Angels (2.99), Rays (3.14) and Dodgers (3.25).

The Astros got very good pitching at home in the month of May, but not so much on the road. Houston arms were 11-5 with a 2.76 ERA at home and 2-10 with a 5.10 ERA on the road in the month of May.

Both the Reds and Astros saw dramatic increases in their power output in May. The Astros hit 14 homers in April and 26 in May, and the Reds hit 19 homers in April and 34 in May. The Astros’ 26 homers in May were the most for the team in a single month since hitting 26 in July, 2010.

The Reds are 33-16 against the Astros since 2009, out-homering Houston, 60-37, in that span. Houston starters have a 5.18 ERA in that span against the Reds, compared to 3.08 ERA by Reds starters.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto is hitting .355 in his career against the Astros, which is the third-highest average against Houston in the Astros’ franchise history (minimum 200 plate appearances). Kenny Lofton hit .373 and Bake McBride hit .361.

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What a great stat for Carlos. I’m pretty impressed with his hitting as of late. Hoping the team returns to their winning ways at home this weekend. They need to right this ship quick and swing the momentum back in their direction!

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